Dual salute



Sept. 4, 1934.

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Patented Sept. 4, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE This inventionrelates to pyrotechnics, and has for an object to provide a dual salute,one detonation of which occurs initially upon the ground, while thesecond occurs in the air.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mortar having twosalutes therein with fuses of different lengths, the lower salute beingprovided with a shorter fuse and adapted to project the upper saluteinto the air upon explosion.

A further object of the invention is to provide in combination with amortar having a slot through one side, of two salutes placed; within themortar and maintained by any type of cover member, with a fuseinterconnecting the two salutes and extending outwardly through the slotand cut at a point producing the shorter length in connection with thelower salute.

The drawing illustrates an embodiment of the invention and the viewstherein are as follows:

Figure 1 is a view of the salute in side elevation, and

Figure 2 is a substantially diametrical sectional view taken on line 2-2of Figure 1.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

The improved dual salute which forms the subject-matter of thisapplication comprises a mortar composed of a tube 10 of any material,such for instance as paper, without limitation, seated upon a base 11,which may be of any material, as for instance, wood, also withoutlimitation.

The tube 10 and base 11 constituting the mortar are secured together inany approved manner, as by the cementitious material 12. The tube 10 isprovided along one side, extending upwardly from the base 11, with aslot 13.

Within the mortar two salutes 14 and 15 are located, one upon the other.These salutes may be of any size to be placed properly within the tube10 and the size either relative to each other or to the tube, or toother parts as shown at Figure 2 of the drawing, is to be considered asno limitation upon the invention.

The two salutes are secured together by afuse 16 which is cut at 1'7 toexpose the powder, forming a shorter section 16', the latter beingconnected with the lower salute 14, the longer section being connectedwith the upper salute 15.

These salutes may be of any approved type or construction. As shown inthe drawing, a tubular part 18 with the explosive charge 19 is indicatedas enclosed within a. casing 20 of some kind. Any approved type ofsalute, whether as indicated in the drawing or otherwise constructed,however,

is fully within the terms of the present invention.

The invention depends upon the use of a mortar in which the two salutesare located, having fuses extending outwardly through the wall of themortar to convergence, the fuse of the lower salute being shorter thanthe fuse of the upper salute, whereby it will explode earlier than theupper salute, and will thereby project the upper salute into the airwith its fuse still burning to explode in the air.

Of course, the pyrotechnic herein described may be modified and changedin various ways without departing from the invention herein set forthand hereinafter claimed.

I claim:-

1. A dual salute comprising a mortar, salutes loosely positioned withinthe mortar one upon the other, exposed fuses for the salutes, the fuseof the lower salute being shorter than that of the upper salute.

2. A dual salute comprising a mortar having an opening in one side,salutes positioned within the mortar one upon the other, fuses extendingfrom said salutes through said opening to convergence, the fuse of thelower salute being shorter than that of the upper salute.

3. A dual salute comprising a mortar having a base and a slot extendingupwardly from the base along one side, a plurality of salutes positionedwithin the mortar one upon the other and interconnected by a fuseextending outwardly through the slot, said fuse being partially cut toexpose the igniting material and form a shorter section for the lowersalute than for the upper salute. 90

ACHILLO FABRIZIO.

